MLB standings through games of May 2, 1973

MLB standings at the end of May 2, 1973

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	20	10	10	0	.500		74	78	5-4	5-6	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	21	10	11	0	.476	0.5	73	70	5-3	5-8	3-7	Lost 3
New York Yankees	21	10	11	0	.476	0.5	94	77	7-5	3-6	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	22	10	12	0	.455	1.0	69	89	4-5	6-7	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	22	10	12	0	.455	1.0	82	78	3-7	7-5	3-7	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	19	8	11	0	.421	1.5	98	96	5-8	3-3	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	17	12	5	0	.706		90	75	5-4	7-1	9-1	Won 6
Kansas City Royals	23	14	9	0	.609	1.0	130	115	6-6	8-3	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	19	11	8	0	.579	2.0	71	67	6-4	5-4	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	18	9	9	0	.500	3.5	77	83	5-3	4-6	4-6	Lost 5
Oakland A's	22	10	12	0	.455	4.5	83	92	6-7	4-5	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	18	7	11	0	.389	5.5	61	82	5-3	2-8	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Chicago Cubs	21	12	9	0	.571		85	75	6-5	6-4	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	21	12	9	0	.571		56	54	5-5	7-4	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	9	7	0	.562	0.5	84	70	4-4	5-3	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	20	9	11	0	.450	2.5	81	96	3-2	6-9	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	20	9	11	0	.450	2.5	67	80	6-4	3-7	5-5	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	20	4	16	0	.200	7.5	64	91	3-9	1-7	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	26	19	7	0	.731		121	83	9-4	10-3	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	22	14	8	0	.636	3.0	101	66	5-6	9-2	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	26	16	10	0	.615	3.0	103	85	10-2	6-8	8-2	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	24	12	12	0	.500	6.0	81	86	7-7	5-5	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	24	8	16	0	.333	10.0	75	111	7-7	1-9	2-8	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	22	7	15	0	.318	10.0	75	96	4-7	3-8	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Rangers 2 at Boston (night game):
Orlando Cepeda, the A. L.'s leading slugger among designated hitters, smashed a grand-slam homer in the third inning to power the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. The Red Sox loaded the bases on a single by Doug Griffin and two walks and scored one run on a pass to Reggie Smith before Cepeda tagged Pete Broberg for his homer.

White Sox 4, Orioles 0 at Chicago (night game):
Posting his third straight shutout, Wilbur Wood pitched the White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles. The veteran knuckleballer gave up six hits, the same number that the White Sox collected off Jim Palmer and Orlando Pena. However, Wood was staked to a lead in the first inning when Pat Kelly tripled and Carlos May hit a sacrifice fly. A double by Ken Henderson in the sixth and two-bagger by Ed Herrmann in the seventh figured in the other scoring.

Angels 5, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
Nolan Ryan pitched the route and was rewarded with a victory when the Angels scored two runs in the 12th inning to defeat the Tigers, 5-3. Mickey Lolich, who started for the Tigers, left the mound after 11 innings and Lerrin LaGrow was the loser in relief. With one out in the 12th, Leroy Stanton singled and raced home when Art Kusnyer doubled. Kusnyer took third on the throw and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Sandy Alomar.

A's 7, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Athletics erupted for four runs in the 10th inning, three scoring on a homer by Gene Tenace, to defeat the Brewers, 7-3. Mike Hegan saved the A's from defeat with a pinch-homer in the seventh to tie the score. In the 10th, Bill North singled, took third on a single by Joe Rudi and beat the throw home on Reggie Jackson's grounder to George Scott. After Rich McKinney forced Rudi at third, Tenace wrapped up the game with his homer.

Indians 8, Twins 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Getting a bases-loaded single by Leo Cardenas to snap a tie, the Indians scored four runs in the 10th inning and defeated the Twins, 8-4. George Hendrick started the overtime stanza with a single off Ken Sanders. When the Twins' reliever hesitated making a throw on a bunt by Rusty Torres, both runners were safe. After a walk to Buddy Bell filled the sacks, Cardenas rapped his single to drive in two runs. Another pair followed on a sacrifice fly by John Lowenstein and an error.

Royals 4, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
The Royals built up a 4-0 lead with the aid of a two-run double by Ed Kirkpatrick and then stood off the Yankees, 4-3. Singles by Cookie Rojas, Paul Schaal and Carl Taylor produced the initial run for the Royals in the fifth inning. Amos Otis and John Mayberry led off the sixth with singles, forcing the exit of Doc Medich. Kirkpatrick followed with his double off Lindy McDaniel. Kirkpatrick then moved to third on an infield out by Rojas and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae.

Expos 3, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Mike Jorgensen rapped a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Expos defeat the Braves, 3-2. Ernie McAnally, who pitched the route for the Expos, also had two hits and scored on a single by Jorgensen in the third inning. With the game tied, 2-2, Ron Hunt singled in the fifth, took second on an infield out and counted the deciding run on Jorgensen's second single.

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
With batting support from Willie Davis, who hit two homers, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory for his first decision over the Cubs since June 1, 1970. Davis drove in three runs with his homers and also hit a double and single for a perfect night at bat. Sutton's victory was only his third over the Cubs against 14 defeats for his eight-year major league career.

Reds 6, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Gopher balls continued to plague Tom Seaver, who struck out 13 batters in seven innings, but was tagged for two homers as the Reds defeated the Mets, 6-1. Johnny Bench connected for the circuit in the sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and Pete Rose padded the Reds' lead with a two-run smash in the seventh. Seaver had yielded only nine runs in 47 innings over six starts and all but one run had come as the result of homers. After Seaver departed, Ray Sadecki got into the act and was the victim of a two-run round-tripper by Dave Concepcion in the ninth.

Astros 9, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Bob Watson and Tommy Helms batted in three runs apiece and Lee May drove in two to lead the Astros to a 9-4 victory over the Phillies. May accounted for his RBIs with a double in the first inning. After the Phillies tied the score with the aid of a homer by Mike Anderson, Watson broke the deadlock with a circuit clout in the sixth. The Astros went on to add two more runs before that inning ended on a single by May, a hit batsman and singles by Johnny Edwards and Helms. Watson and Helms each drove in two runs with singles when the Astros iced their victory in the seventh.

Cardinals 5, Padres 4 at San Diego (night game):
Bob Gibson, who made his 241st consecutive start to tie the major league record held by Red Ruffing, gained his first victory of the season when the Cardinals scored five runs on two homers in the third inning and defeated the Padres, 5-4. Gibson started the stanza with a single and Lou Brock followed with a homer. After Joe Torre and Ted Simmons singled, Jose Cruz also hit for the circuit. Muscle spasms in his back forced Gibson to leave the mound after six innings and Diego Segui, who finished, recorded the second save to the credit of the Cardinals' bullpen this season.

Pirates 2, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Clutch relief pitching by Jim Rooker in the seventh inning and Dave Giusti in the ninth enabled the Pirates to end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Luke Walker, who started for the Pirates, yielded only two hits, but was removed in the seventh after two walks around an error loaded the bases with none out. Rooker pitched out of that jam at the expense of only one run on a sacrifice fly by Dave Kingman. The Giants threatened again in the ninth when Mike Sadek walked and Dave Rader singled with one away but Giusti came in and struck out both Kingman and Bobby Bonds to save the game.